Posts Tagged: arab world
Saudi-Moroccan Soccer Spat Symbolizes the New Arab Politics
The spat over Saudi Arabia’s refusal to support a Moroccan bid to host the 2026 World Cup tells the tale of the rise of individual nationalism at...
Arabs Must Promote Tolerance for the Other
JNS.org - What did Jews celebrating good news in Jerusalem this year really do, according to a Silwan-based news promoter? They “stormed” and “desecrated.” Jews do not tour, or...
Storm Clouds Gathering in the Middle East for Israel
The volatility of political activity in the Middle East is dizzying. The Syrian civil war is almost at an end. President Bashar al-Assad remains in power,...
Arabists Never Fade Away
I always enjoy listening to former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer discuss American policy in the region -- because he eruditely expresses the essence...
The Horrors at Hand
"The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences." --The Oxford English Dictionary entry on the word "Deterrence." "...the Arab...
‘The Jews Are More Honorable Than All Arab Regimes,’ Declares Iraqi Muslim in Viral Video
An Iraqi Muslim who said he fled his country due to its volatile security situation professed his love for Israel and the Jewish people last...
Palestinian Authority: We Will ‘Cancel Recognition’ of Israel if US Embassy Moves to Jerusalem
JNS.org -- Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said he is considering "canceling [Palestinian] recognition of Israel" if US President-elect Donald Trump goes forward with moving America’s embassy in...
Iraqi Columnist Says Arab Focus on Palestinian Plight Responsible for ‘River of Blood’ in His Country
An Iraqi columnist slammed the Arab world for ignoring the deadly suffering of his countrymen in favor of the Palestinians, the Middle East Media Research...
In Final Interview, Egyptian Playwright Says Israel Is Not An Enemy Country
In a televised interview just days before his death, a renowned Egyptian playwright stressed that Israel is not an enemy state, and expressed hope that his country's political leadership...
Turkish Paper: Palestinian Cause Now ‘Much Less a Priority’ for Arab World
The Palestinian cause is now "much less a priority" for the international community and Arab world, Turkish state media contended on Friday. The reason: "Observers argue...
Anger in the Arab World After Soccer Superstar Lionel Messi Gives His Son a ‘Jewish Name’
Reports that soccer superstar Lionel Messi had chosen the name "Benjamin" for his yet unborn second son aroused anger in the Arab world over the Argentinian...
Diplomat: Israeli Resolution at UN Cosponsored by Record 114 Countries Shows Weakening of Arab Bloc
A United Nations resolution brought forward by Israel that received a record number of co-sponsors earlier this week, was seen as a weakening of the...
Netanyahu’s Hypothetical Rouhani Conversation: Stop Threatening Israel
If Iranian President Hassan Rouhani were to call him on the phone, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would tell him to stop threatening his country,...
More American Jews Choose to Study Arab World, Results Vary
More Americans than ever are taking up studies of the Arab world and many of them are Jewish, The New York Times reports. While lacking definitive...
